UW Student Selected for First Natural Leaders Legacy Camp

October 9, 2012 — University of Wyoming student Kristen Schulte was among 24
participants in a five-day outdoor adventure at Harpers Ferry, W. Va.

A second-year graduate student pursuing an M.S. degree in natural
science education and environmental & natural resources, Schulte transferred
to UW from the Teton Science School,
a UW partnership program. She was selected
by the Children & Nature Network and its Natural Leaders Network to attend
the first Legacy Camp training. Participants from 16 states, Puerto Rico and
Canada were selected from more than 100 applicants.

A native of O'Fallon, Mo., Schulte was selected for the
training based on five characteristics: leadership experience; outdoor and
environmental organization experience; passion for the Natural Leaders Network
mission; strength of references; and the potential of her experience to benefit
the Natural Leaders Network.

“We were amazed by the talents of the people who will join
our core group of leaders,” says Leslie Cook, Legacy Team coordinator. ”Their
experience and capacity to connect children to nature will lead us to another
year of excellence.”

The Children & Nature Network connects children, their
families and communities to nature through ideas, resources and tools,
collaboration and support of grassroots leadership.

Photo:Participants at Natural Leaders Network Legacy Camp take to
the river on kayaks after a busy day of training and youth-led discussions.